It seems that someone’s going to have a nice high-end diamond bracelet soon? We sincerely congratulate you with this decision and are happy to offer you a bit of assistance in choosing. The diamond bracelet is the jewelry that requires careful consideration if you want to get a really beautiful, valuable and quality item. Typically, the diamond bracelet is the purchase you’ll have to fork out, and we’re here to ensure you’ll get the best for your budget. There’s plenty to learn about bracelets, diamonds and more, so let’s not waste another minute and get down to business.
Metals
So, the first thing you’ll need to pay attention to is the metal of the bracelet. It’s the basis of your future jewelry, so it’s just as important as the diamonds themselves. The bracelets with diamonds are considered to be luxury jewelry, so the metal they are made of should fit the title. Such noble metals as silver, gold and platinum are the most common materials used in high-end iced-out bracelets.
A Sterling Silver Diamond Bracelet is the best option if your budget is humble, but you’re aiming for the best you can get. Such a bracelet looks amazing and will definitely make the impression you’re hoping for. Sterling silver bracelet is a great choice for people with fair skin, those who often wear light-colored clothes, or just for people who choose silver for its look. 925 silver used in jewelry is hypoallergenic, but it contains 7.5% other metals, like zinc, copper or nickel, so if your skin is sensitive to those metals you may need to consider other metals as the base for your diamond bracelet.
The best compromise of quality and price, and thus the most frequent choice of metal for a bracelet, is gold. The things with gold in jewelry are a bit more complicated, as it can be of different purity. The gold standards are classified according to the percentage of this metal in the alloy. The more there’s gold in the alloy, the more expensive is the bracelet, but it’s hard to tell by the look of it how pure the gold in your bracelet is. You might have heard of the karats, they help in understanding the quantity of gold in the jewelry, and you will most likely find the hallmark telling how many karats the item possesses on the clasp of the bracelet. The purest alloy is considered to be 24K with 99.99% of gold, but it is rarely found in the jewelry as it’s too soft. The most popular options for gold bracelets are18K and 14K. They contain 75% and 58.33% of gold respectively, and represent the best balance of price and purity. The 10K bracelets with 41.67% of gold are really popular with people who dream of getting gold diamond jewelry without breaking the bank.
Gold is also a great decision to make your diamond jewelry of, as it provides several color options which add specific flair to your bracelet. The luster of classic yellow gold makes the bracelet look expensive and solid; the white gold makes the harmonious duet with diamonds enhancing their shine and clarity; the sophisticated rose gold combined with diamonds creates the elegant bracelets that breath with chic and glamour.
The diamond bracelets made of platinum are created for the true connoisseurs of high-end unique jewelry. It’s needless to say that the price for such pieces is rather high, but they are worth each penny. The thing is, platinum is much rarer than silver or gold, which makes the jewelry featuring it really exclusive. The platinum jewelry is also not 100% pure, but unlike gold, the purity of platinum items rarely drops lower than 95%.
Diamonds
There’s an important component a nice diamond bracelet for women simply can’t go without, it’s the diamonds. The selection process of quality diamonds is rather complex and requires the consideration of 4 important principal aspects. In the jewelry industry it is called the 4C standard which stands for carat weight, cut, color and clarity of the diamond. In order to know how to choose your diamond bracelet correctly you need to be at least vaguely familiar with all four of those categories.
As we’ve already mentioned the karats above, it may be easy for a person new to the diamond jewelry to confuse them with carat weight. There are the karats which mark the purity of gold, and there’s also the carats that stand for the weight of the diamond. One carat equals 200 milligrams. The weight defines the cost of your diamond bracelet greatly, so you need to pay attention to such phrases as ‘individual carat weight’ and ‘total carat weight’, where the first means the weight of one diamond in your bracelet, while the second tells the overall weight of all the diamonds that are set in one jewelry item.
The cut of the diamond is the category that is mostly influenced by a professional. It is often confused with the shape of the stone, but the cut is actually the arrangement of facets that are cut by a jeweler in order to get the best interaction with light. It does affect the shape of the diamond, though the concepts are not the same. The cut of the diamond is able to reveal the true beauty and shine of the gem with the help of a great skill of a true master. The most popular cuts are Princess, Cushion, Round Brilliant cut, Pear, Asscher, Marquise and others.
The category of color is also quite precise. Only a professional with special equipment will be able to tell the color of the diamond accurately. The spectrum is divided by letters and starts with D that marks the colorless diamond of the greatest value. With every following letter the color of the diamond changes slightly resulting in reduction of the cost. To the unaided eye of the novice the difference is invisible until the two stones with a great gape in color are put together. The final letter is Z, and it marks the diamond with a noticeable brown or yellow tint. Even if you can’t tell the letter the diamonds in your bracelet are under by the look, you need to know this criterion if you want a fair deal for your money. But there are also the fancy colored diamonds that don’t belong to this scale, as they have noticeable red, green, blue or black colors. Those stones are rather expensive as they are quite rare.
And the last category concerning diamonds is the clarity. You may be surprised to know that the majority of the diamonds used in the jewelry are not perfectly clear. Most of the gems have inclusions in them that affect their color, quality and thus, the price. The division of the diamonds by their clarity is the following:
I1, I2, I3 – Included diamonds. Inclusions can directly affect the quality of the gem.
SI1, SI2 – Slightly included. The inclusions are well visible under 10x magnification, but with the unaided eye they are most likely not seen.
VS1, VS2 – Very slightly included. The inclusions that can be seen only under 10x magnification.
VVS1, VVS2 – Very, very slightly included. The inclusions in the diamond are slightly visible under 10x magnification.
FL, IF – Flawless and internally flawless diamonds that have no visible inclusions under 10x magnification.
Style
Naturally, the style of your diamond bracelet would concern you just as much as its characteristics. The design of your item can represent anything your heart desires, but there are few styles we acknowledge as the iconic classic and must-have in every jewelry box. 
Let’s start with elegant simplicity that has firmly settled among the most popular trends of the past few decades. The tennis bracelet represented by a single row of diamonds is the basic jewelry every fashionista should have in his or her possession. It’s a glamorous yet practical lifesaver you can use whenever you feel that your image is missing something, or when you have no time to carefully think through your jewelry outfit. Tennis bracelet is the jewelry that goes equally well with casual looks, business clothes or evening outfits.
If you prefer your diamonds to be noticed from afar, there’s an item that’ll satisfy your requirements. The massive iced-out Cuban link bracelet is the hot trend of this season. The luxury and glamour of this bracelet will definitely draw attention with the size and blinding shine of the gems. It’s the icon of the classic bling jewelry meant for confident, daring people with an undeniable sense of fashion and style. The extraordinary strength of the Cuban link chain bracelet guarantees that your diamonds will be safe and sound on your wrist. The history of this pattern’s glory promises that the combination of this style with diamonds will remain fashionable for decades to come. It’s truly a union made in heaven.
We sincerely hope that this guide will make the process of choosing the diamond bracelet easy and pleasant, and that the purchase will become the jewelry of your dreams that’ll continue to bring you joy for many years to come.
